If I was going into the database because my email address was defunct, I’d change the admin email rather than the password. If you change the password in the database you’re going to have to update the email anyway once you’re logged in, and editing one setting seems more efficient than changing two.
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If I was going into the database because my email address was defunct, I’d change the admin email rather than the password. If you change the password in the database you’re going to have to update the email anyway once you’re logged in, and editing one setting seems more efficient than changing two.